A global team has cracked a decades-old mystery, revealing the atomic structures of the molecules in our eyes that allow us ...

Fireflies are remarkable insects, most well-known for their unique ability to produce flashes of light on warm, summer nights. Commonly found in backyards, gardens, fields, meadows and forests, ...

A century after one of developmental biology’s most influential experiments, researchers have revisited the concept of the embryonic “organizer” in one of the oldest animal lineages alive today.

Blood is synonymous with bright red or deep maroon, but it certainly doesn’t generally bring to mind shades of blue. But ...

Color change in animals is a response shaped by evolution. Each species has developed its own method and reason for this ...

Q. You once wrote that blue pigment is not known to exist in any terrestrial or freshwater animals with backbones. I found a blue bullfrog in a marsh in Virginia. It was mostly blue with some gray ...

Thomas Mulligan investigates the biological evolution and evolutionary purpose behind the vibrant and diverse color palettes found throughout the natural world.

Q. You once wrote that blue pigment is not known to exist in any terrestrial or freshwater animals with backbones. I found a blue bullfrog in a marsh in Virginia. It was mostly blue with some gray ...

Science experiments are a fun, educational way to entertain kids at home so here are 5 easy experiments to try. Chromatography flowers are made by drawing stripes around the top of coffee filter paper ...

In the Japanese painting course, there was an assignment to "paint a ceiling mural." First, I sketched several lily flowers on drawing paper. I colored them with colored pencils. Sketch of a lily The ...